Adolescent abuse of dextromethorphan

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 565-568

  Schwartz, Richard H ^a,b  

^a INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ACTIVATED CARBON; ALCOHOL; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; BENYLIN ADULT FORMULA COUGH SUPPRESSANT; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; CORICIDIN; CORICIDIN HBP COUGH AND COLD; CVS TUSSIN MAXIMUM STRENGTH COUGH; DELSYM EXTENDED RELEASE SUSPENSION; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; GUAIFENESIN; LITHIUM; NALOXONE; NYQUIL; PARACETAMOL; PHENCYCLIDINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; ROBITUSSIN COUGHGELS; ROBITUSSIN MAXIMUM STRENGTH COUGH SUPPRESSANT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VICKS 44 COUGH DRY HACKING COUGH;

ADOLESCENT; AGITATED DEPRESSION; ATAXIA; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CONFUSION; COUGHING; DEPERSONALIZATION; DISORIENTATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG METABOLISM; DYSTONIA; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NYSTAGMUS; POWDER; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SOMNOLENCE; SPEECH DISORDER; STUPOR; SYMPTOM; TACHYCARDIA; UNITED STATES; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; XEROSTOMIA;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; HUMANS; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 24144442457     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992280504400702     Document Type: Review

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